Search neovim plugins and online :help of Neovim and plugins via Alfred.
:h: Searches the Neovim online :help.- Groups synonyms together, for example,
:wand:writeboth get one item. - ⏎: Open the respective help.
- ⌥⏎: Copy the help URL to the clipboard.
- Groups synonyms together, for example,
vp: Searches awesome-neovim for Neovim plugins. Mnemonic:[v]im [p]lugins.- ⏎: Open the GitHub repo.
- ⌘⏎: Open the
:helpin the browser (vimdoc converted to HTML). - ⌥⏎: Copy the GitHub URL to the clipboard.
ip: Search for plugins (and Mason tools) installed locally on your device. Mnemonic:[i]installed [p]lugins.- The modifiers (⌘⌥⌃⇧) from the plugin-search also apply for this command.
- In addition, fn⏎: Open the local directory of the plugin in Finder.
mason: Search for tools available via mason.nvim.:old: Displays and searches your:oldfiles. Opens them in the system's default editor for the respective filetype. (To open them directly in Neovim, you need a Neovim GUI withOpen With…capability, such as Neovide.)
Note
All keywords are customizable in the workflow settings.
- Requirements: Alfred 5.5 (macOS only) with Powerpack.
- Download the latest release from the Alfred Gallery.
- For the preview pane, install alfred-extra-pane.
The demo screenshot uses the following configuration for the preview pane:
[
{
"workflowUID": "*",
"alignment": {
"horizontal": { "placement": "right", "width": 450, "minHeight": 750 }
}
}
]- Plugin database provided by awesome-neovim.
- Vimdoc to HTML conversion by @xaizek.
- Preview pane by @mr-pennyworth.
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